Have a passion for Art, Sketching or Telescopes? Does the Science of Film Astrophotography or Double Star Observing pique your interests? Then Check Out Cloudy Nights Telescope Reviews, one of the best forums around the net, with test reports on telescopes, binoculars, eyepieces and filters, a special beginners equipment forum, major articles on observing, astronomy for kids and a whole lot more.

AUIT's End of the Year review, Part One for JanuaryMarch 2009

Site of the Month for NovemberDecember

Home Observatories and AstrophotographyThe Observatory at DeerRidge with LOYD OVERCASH

I hope all who visit this site will find it helpful, educational, provocative and interesting  it's creation has certainly been all that and more for me 
Ken Pinkela

NOW POSTED...Publication No. 3, Part One for AugustSeptember

Astronomical  Scientific Based Space Art  Verne to Modern Times  Artists

The New Updates - End of the Year News

Howdy folks! Well, Historical Bytes have been fully updated and posted. I hope they are a worthy read. The news feed right has been an excellent addition (I now use it myself!) and so will remain. I am currently in the process of a End of the Year page and after that is completed, will take some time off for the holidays. I will return to positing at this site in Jan 2010 with part two of Art and Artists of the Universe. So as usual ... Happy Holidays, Be Good and Take Care Everyone, Everywhere ... Ciao!

Site of the Month for September-October

On line Education & Outreach, Astronomy Lab 101L at the University of New Mexico

Read Publication No. 2 from JuneJuly

Places to Check Out

Stars, Galaxies & Nebulae  this is what I've learned about these stellar wonders from around the world of science and astronomy; much of it as told by scientists and astronomers

Historical Bytes  a continuing history of Tycho, Kepler, Galileo and the Church

News Page  news worthy items from around the world of astronomy

Auit's monthly Publication  a featured article on one particular stellar object from discovery to current research

And, if you have the time then you may also want to check out the "Links and Credits" page where you'll find a nicely categorized listing of sites: simulations, astrophotography, art, on line observatories,
educational sites with software you can download and links to the individuals who have generously allowed their own work to be used on this site. And please remember: if you wish to use anything from this
site that is not in the public domain please contact me or the credited individual because asking permission is an absolutely risk-free-no-obligation courtesy! Thank you.

Please Note: Though this site uses information from a wealth of accredited science institutions and individual resources ( professional and amateur ) from all over the world  NASA,
APOD, ESO, ESA, CLEA etc  it is understood that none, directly or indirectly, endorse any of the work presented herein. All material not specifically noted as falling under the terms as stated below is that of
the author of this site, Ken Pinkela, and as such the author's sole responsibility.

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guidelines, then please contact the web site author at the above indicated link or at krpinkela_at_gmail.com.

And remember, if you wish to use it: asking permission is an absolutely risk-free-no-obligation courtesy!